Abstract Number: 893 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Nuclear Factor-κB Activation by Type II Collagen Peptide in Osteoarthritic Chondrocytes: Its Inhibition by Hyaluronan Via CD44
Background/Purpose: Some proteolytic products of cartilage matrix may contribute to cartilage destruction through their catabolic activities. Recently, we have found that a 24-mer synthetic peptide…